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"I don't think this will affect my boxing. I have some great coaches behind me and I will get back to boxing as soon as I can and qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games."

Hynes was involved in an altercation with a number people at Donegall Place during the early hours of Monday morning.

Hynes is hoping to compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Looking back on the night, he said: "I was standing outside McDonald's to get some food. I was in a queue with my girlfriend when a cup was thrown at us. It hit me and my girlfriend so I stepped out of the queue to see who threw it.

"An argument happened and I walked away, but then it started again and someone hit me from the side.

"I don't remember being stabbed in the face. I don't remember much. When someone told me about it I thought it was just a little cut and that people were exaggerating."